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Athena Lunar Lander Declared Dead on the Moon

For the second time in two years, a commercial lunar lander built and operated by Intuitive Machines has fallen over on the moon

CNN on MSN · 2d

Lying sideways on the moon, the Athena lander is declared dead

The Houston-based company that was set to deliver a historic water-hunting mission to the lunar south pole says its Athena lander is dead on the moon.

USA TODAY · 2d

Athena lander dies after toppling near the moon's south pole

A day after a live webcast captured a somber-looking mission control room in the minutes surrounding its planned Thursday landing time of 12:32 p.m., the company has confirmed on its website that its IM-2 Nova-C class lunar lander is on its side — a fate that matches its first lander, IM-1, that toppled upon landing in Feb. 2024.

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Athena moon mission comes to early end after lander tips over in off-target touchdown in a crater

Intuitive Machines says its Athena lunar lander was unable to recharge its batteries while resting on its side, bringing the ...

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Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Reaches the Moon Lopsided—Just like Its Predecessor

Despite some connection delays postlanding, the lunar lander Athena is officially set to study what lies beneath the moon’s ...

Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander reaches the moon, but its status is unclear

The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site is closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.

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'We're disappointed in the outcome': NASA shares photo of sideways Intuitive Machines moon lander, which died 12 hours after touchdown

The second moon landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines has ended much like the first, with its Athena lander ...

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